Best Newfoundlandenglish Podcasts (2024)

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Standup Comedy in St. John’s 15:42

8h ago15:42

15:42

▬ My guest is Josh Menchions, who’s a standup comedian and also runs the open mic called Last Minute Comedy at the Peter Easton Pub every Wednesday night. ▬ ▬ Josh Menchions ▬ https://joshmenchions.ca | https://campsite.bio/joshmenchions || ▬ STAND-UP NEWFOUNDLAND ▬ https://standupnfld.ca/ | https://www.instagram.com/standup_nfld/ | https://www.fac…

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The Republic of Newfoundland 28:08

7d ago28:08

28:08

I interview a scholar about the Republic of Newfoundland. I slso spent a great deal of time trying to convince the person who runs the Republic of Newfoundland Instagram page to be a guest on the show as well, to tell listeners about his perspective on what he calls “the movement.” You can see the show notes for the detail—screenshots of my Instagr…

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Me and Minimalism and Discarding People 10:13

14d ago10:13

10:13

The source of my minimalistic tendencies in both my domestic space and my personal relationships ▬ Sources: → Jordan B. Peterson [DrJordanBPetersonClips]. “Say the truth and nothing else.” YouTube, July 11, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_so2g0sH3vY&ab_channel=JordanBPetersonClips → Wayne Jones. Less and Less: Personal Minimalism. 2013. Will…

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My Trip to Dildo 6:47

22d ago6:47

6:47

My day trip to Dildo, Newfoundland ▬ Sources: → Jarvis, Dale. Place Names of Newfoundland and Labrador. Flanker Press, 2022. → My Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/YBfcufrFBdYX1jbRA ▬By Wayne Jones

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Newfie Jokes 7:06

1M ago7:06

7:06

Newfie jokes from my childhood and the book I am working on ▬ Sources: → Folklore and Language Archive, Memorial University, https://www.mun.ca/munfla/ ▬By Wayne Jones

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Newfoundland and the Catholic Church 8:26

1M ago8:26

8:26

The St. John’s Diocese of the Catholic Church has to pay over $100 million to settle sexual abuse claims at an orphanage ▬ Sources: → John Gushue and Terry Roberts, “$104M awarded to sexual abuse victims of Mount Cashel and N.L. priests,” CBC News, July 5, 2024, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/church-mount-cashel-settlement-1.7…

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Take a Piece of My Art Home with You 28:19

1M ago28:19

28:19

My interview with Nadine Baldow, a Berlin-based artist whose show Alive Matter runs in St. John’s, Newfoundland, from May 24 to July 6 ▬ Sources: → I visit the exhibition: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8t4qmXugYl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== → Eastern Edge Artist-Run Centre, “Nadine Baldow: Alive Matter,” https://easternedge.ca…

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Moving Home 7:21

2M ago7:21

7:21

SHOW NOTES ▬ Is home the place where you were born, the place where you’ve lived your life, a place that you love, or a place you never really find? ▬ Sources: → “ Government Unveils New Provincial Licence Plate for Come Home Year,” VOCM 16 Nov. 2021, https://vocm.com/2021/11/16/government-unveils-new-provincial-licence-plate-for-come-home-year/ → …

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Memoir of a Secretive Mother 22:32

2M ago22:32

22:32

My interview with Marjorie Doyle, author of Mary Foley, Mary Doyle (Boulder Books, 2024) ▬ Sources: ○ Marjorie Doyle’s site: https://www.marjoriedoyle.ca/ ○ Boulder Books: https://boulderbooks.ca/product/mary-foley-mary-doyle/ ○ Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/Mary-Foley-Doyle-Unravelling-mothers/dp/1989417914/▬…

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Excellent Service vs. Don’t-Give-a-Fuck’edness 7:11

2M ago7:11

7:11

Degrees of good and bad service exist everywhere, but in St. John’s at least, they seem to be extreme ▬By Wayne Jones

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Tons a Stuff, My Dear: An Archive of Newfoundland Culture and Language 27:20

2M ago27:20

27:20

My interview with Nicole Penney, Assistant Archivist at MUNFLA, Memorial University’s Folklore and Language Archive ▬ Sources: ○ Memorial University, MUNFLA, https://www.mun.ca/munfla/ ○ Painting of W.J. Kirwin, one of the editors of the Dictionary of Newfoundland English, located at the Folklore and Language Archive, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Cana…

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I Finds Me Bird 7:30

3M ago7:30

7:30

Newfoundland English, a puzzling complaint for a Zimbabwean doctor to hear, and my own experience with health care in St. John’s ▬ Sources: ○ Canadian Medical Association, How Is Health Care Funded in Canada?, https://www.cma.ca/how-health-care-funded-canada ○ CBC Radio, “Dr. Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia’s Journey from Zimbabwe to Newfoundland to the Cana…

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Mothers Day in Corner Brook 6:34

3M ago6:34

6:34

I celebrate Mothers Day in person with my mother ▬ Sources ▬ ○ Mike Ellis, Newfoundland Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Newfoundland Terms and Phrases, Gibbs Smith, 2019 ▬ ○ “molasses,” Dictionary of Newfoundland English, edited by G.M. Story, W.J. Kirwin, and J.D.A. Widdowson, 2nd edition with supplement, 1990, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictiona…

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Newfoundland and St. John’s: Names and Dates 7:03

3M ago7:03

7:03

Is St. John’s the oldest city in North America? ▬ Sources ▬ ○ Joan Rusted. St. John’s: A Brief History. Breakwater Books, 2011 ○ Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/ ○ “List of Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities,” Wikipedia, May 15, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ol…

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Wass Ya Doin’ Daday, B’y? 9:18

3M ago9:18

9:18

Some notes about driving across Newfoundland ▬By Wayne Jones

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You Should See the New Ones We Got Comin’ In 7:19

3M ago7:19

7:19

Sarcastic greeting cards and good people ▬ Sources ▬ ○ Photos of a restaurant, greeting cards, and a dress, https://photos.app.goo.gl/KkXdgY4he9sTwA2U8 ○ Oxford Dictionary of English, 3rd edition, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780199571123.001.0001 ○ “Tilt Cove,” Wikipedia, February 20, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt_Cove ▬…

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Tension 10:10

3M ago10:10

10:10

How I became calm ▬ Source ▬ ○ Georgios Kakarinos and Theodoros Koutsomitros, “Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP),” July 7, 2019, in EFPT Psychotherapy Guidebook, https://epg.pubpub.org/pub/istdp/release/5By Wayne Jones

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Being the New Guy in My Old Birthplace 7:42

3M ago7:42

7:42

I haven’t been from Newfoundland in a very long while ▬ Sources ▬ ○ “List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador,” Wikipedia, November 1, 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_municipalities_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador ○ Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills, St. John’s Population and Lab…

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Who Am I and What Is Newfoundland? 8:30

4M ago8:30

8:30

▬ A bit about me, a bit about Newfoundland and this podcast, and a story about my mother’s and my adventure at a skeety donut shop ▬ Sources ▬ ○ “Skeet (Newfoundland),” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeet_(Newfoundland) ○ Dictionary of Newfoundland English, edited by G.M. Story, W.J. Kirwin, and J.D. A. Widdowson, 2nd ed. with supplement…

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Newfoundland Boy

Wayne Jones

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Standup Comedy in St. John’s 15:42

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The Republic of Newfoundland 28:08

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Me and Minimalism and Discarding People 10:13

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My Trip to Dildo 6:47

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Newfie Jokes 7:06

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Newfoundland and the Catholic Church 8:26

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Take a Piece of My Art Home with You 28:19

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Moving Home 7:21

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Memoir of a Secretive Mother 22:32

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Excellent Service vs. Don’t-Give-a-Fuck’edness 7:11

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Tons a Stuff, My Dear: An Archive of Newfoundland Culture and Language 27:20

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I Finds Me Bird 7:30

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Mothers Day in Corner Brook 6:34

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Newfoundland and St. John’s: Names and Dates 7:03

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Wass Ya Doin’ Daday, B’y? 9:18

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You Should See the New Ones We Got Comin’ In 7:19

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Tension 10:10

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Being the New Guy in My Old Birthplace 7:42

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Who Am I and What Is Newfoundland? 8:30

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